The Returning Knight: A Star Wars Story

Chapter 7: Start Of Redemption

"Hello there." A feminine voice called out behind him, drawing the attention of Sigil. Turning around, he saw an old woman sitting in a meditative position upon a rock in the middle of a seemingly unending meadow.

"Who are you? How did i get here? I was in the med bay following the-" He began asking before he stopped himself mid sentence in horror as he remembered. "Following the sacrifice of your friend you knocked out Darth Nox's spirit currently in possession of your sister's body." The woman finished his sentence for him with a sympathetic look on her face.

"How? How did you learn of this event? It happened hours ago?" He asked, mouth fully agape before he quickly closed it and regained his composure and straightened his back. "Take a seat. I will explain everything in a moment." She said pointing to another rock in front of her.

Hesitantly, he made his way over to rock and sat in a meditative position, mimicking her stance. "Let me introduce myself. I am Satele Shan. Former grandmaster of the Jedi order and a republic general many millennia ago during the time of the great galactic war, galactic cold war and eternal conflict. And most importantly to you, i am your ancestor." She explained.

"Just like Nox, i am able to communicate with you through the force. Difference being that followers of the force's will, can manifest at will to related individuals, the relation could be a blood connection like our case or strong emotional attachment. Whereas followers of the dark side have to have specific circumstances to talk to individuals from chaos." She explained further.

"Wait you used to be the grandmaster of the Jedi?" He asked, taken aback. "Yes." She replied watching as his face grew more confused. "Then how did we not get picked up by the Jedi as children?" He asked. "The Jedi's recruitment process relies on data collected by republic medical centers upon birth. Blood tests show midichlorian counts of children and if they exceed the acceptable threshold, they are kept track of until they become a toddler then the family is visited by a jedi recruiter where he explains to the family their child's gift. If the parents are willing the child is taken to the temple." She explained the recruitment process of the Jedi.

"But because you and your sister were born to a noble house, the doctors were paid to keep quiet. On top of the fact that our family hates force users." She explained with him nodding in confusion. "But why would they hate force users?" He pressed.

"Unfortunately no is to blame for this but me." She said with regret. "You?" He asked perplexed. "I had a son, this went against the jedi code. As such i neglected him for nearly all of his life. Causing him to resent me for choosing the Jedi over him and the Jedi for keeping me away from him. This resulted in him growing spiteful of jedi and he resented everything force relayed and passed it down through generations. He even changed his last name because of me. To avoid being associated with me. So by extension, your familial name isn't Trail. That is what he chose. Which managed to stick around." She explained with great sadness.

"You mentioned chaos. What is Chaos?" He asked. "It is a wretched place for those who disobey the force's will. Their souls shall end up there upon death. Being tortured by the horrors they themselves subjected others to." She answered.

"Due to the war being waged across the galaxy right now, the dark side's strength has grown as such Nox was able to slip through the cracks and reach you." She said. "Why me?" He asked, guilt ridden all over his face. "Naive and untrained when it comes to the force, great potential and a close connection to a powerful yet untrained and undisciplined force user." She replied.

"Revan." He said to himself. "Yes. Nox's goal was Revan all along." She said. "Then why come for me?" He replied with anger. "You had already delved into the darkness by opening up her holocron." She told him. "And i took the bait and look what i have done!" He said getting up, pacing back and forth with anger. "There is no emotion, there is peace. You must calm yourself. Anger will do you no good." She warned. "You're right. I am the only one to blame for all of this." He said berating himself.